BREAKING: Despite Elon Musk's support, far right AFD party set to come in second place in German elections and will likely be shut out of government in a major loss for the far-right. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar... - ThreadSky

aaronparnas.bsky.social • 48 days ago

BREAKING: Despite Elon Musk's support, far right AFD party set to come in second place in German elections and will likely be shut out of government in a major loss for the far-right. https://open.substack.com/pub/aaronparnas/p/breaking-despite-elon-musks-support?r=mwv7z&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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pduque.bsky.social•47 days ago

Musk only influenced those with less education, lower income, unemployed and those with Russian descent.

sarahdonaghue.bsky.social•48 days ago

It does not mean they will be shut out of the government. It‘s not even a major loss, just a setback, really.

The CDU/CSU will most likely give AFD member’s positions of authority w/i their administration as well as having more seat in Parliament.

nikki1311.bsky.social•48 days ago

Congrats Germany! You fought evil and won … so far.

atti1711.bsky.social•48 days ago

Fascism in Germany is back!!!

alysonofwonderland.bsky.social•48 days ago

Hip-Hip-Hooray! MORE LIKE THIS, PLEASE! Way to go Germany!!!!

butterfly260.bsky.social•48 days ago

Yasssssss!!!!! He also meddled in Britain's elections too, and supported a far right political racist group their, and spreading lies racism and hate, and the british government sued him for causing chaos,just like he's doing here in American..

rtechgaming.bsky.social•48 days ago

Thank FUCK they lost. We don't need Nazi's being made OK. Ever.

commonfence.bsky.social•48 days ago

This was a true blessing from the true God🙏

newzealander1.bsky.social•48 days ago

Still did better than it should.

rubydea.bsky.social•48 days ago

Maybe, hopefully, because of muskrat's support.

butterflynetz.bsky.social•48 days ago

Praying hard they are shut out!💔🙏

carol80.bsky.social•48 days ago

Yet, Elon has total control over the USA, without any election.

flyfishgirl.bsky.social•48 days ago

Bravo Germany. You did what Americans couldn't.

rachelfunkydiva.bsky.social•48 days ago

This shows how many Nazi family lines continued after WW2. They didn't reform, or rehabilitate, they went underground...and waited.
Hate plays the long game.

maiglocke.bsky.social•48 days ago

Second place with 20% 🤯😭 this is not a major loss for them. I remember the outrage when they got double digits in the last election. This is scary. Major loss for Germany. 🇩🇪

phoenixqueen.bsky.social•48 days ago

History isn't supposed to repeat it. Now, I really don't want to know what will happen if Nazis ruled the world.

heidi-s.bsky.social•48 days ago

It's a relief but also a wakeup call for conservatives.

darth-vlad.bsky.social•48 days ago

It should be a wake up call for the left, as they ignore the wish of the people for ten years!

maria-johnson.bsky.social•48 days ago

Oh, I hope so. Thank you for the update.

sampsonite15.bsky.social•48 days ago

This is just Germany’s 2020, if so. I’m still worried.

supertech54.bsky.social•48 days ago

Good. GTTFOH.

peppapaxpippa.bsky.social•48 days ago

Second place and not last place does not inspire much confidence though

micanoise.bsky.social•48 days ago

They got 20% of all votes. Concerning? Yes! But hardly a sign of Germany turning right wing when 80% did not vote for them.

jmorg333.bsky.social•48 days ago

Hmm, apparently no one was able to manipulate the vote counts. Interesting…

heidibarnett.bsky.social•48 days ago

openlygray824.bsky.social•48 days ago

Clearly Germans are smarter than Americans

quothpam.bsky.social•48 days ago

Muskrat

quothpam.bsky.social•48 days ago

The Germans bottled up their Nazi problem.
I wish the US voters had been aware enough to keep the Orange Buffoon out of office.
Someone do it.
You know what I mean.

deohenge.bsky.social•48 days ago

Given those numbers, this isn't a major loss. This is a near-miss. They need to evaluate what led to this closely and address the cause. If AfD wins in an upcoming cycle, they may never get another chance to do so.

shoezq.bsky.social•47 days ago

#FuckElonMusk

sunsout.bsky.social•48 days ago

Hallelujah!

elainett.bsky.social•48 days ago

These numbers provide both relief and concern that AFD managed to rally such a disgraceful amount of support.

The wall coming down wasn’t that long ago.

ladymelmac.bsky.social•48 days ago

Second place is still way too many votes

squirrel43.bsky.social•48 days ago

Germany needs to burn his factory down there- rid their country of him and the same here

alexcharles.bsky.social•48 days ago

Great. Small technicality but JD (Couch) Vance also met with and strongly supported AfD - and lost.

chedidnothingwrong.bsky.social•48 days ago

Before we get too happy about this remember that they WILL try again. They have almost unlimited money to dump into these far right causes. Only by removing their power to do this (i.e. destroying capitalism) can we make a big dent in fascism across the world

isaiahk13.bsky.social•48 days ago

Aaron…you’re reading this from the wrong angle.

sickofyourshart.bsky.social•48 days ago

This just shows we’re not the only country dealing with this

k8s82.bsky.social•48 days ago

This is wonderful news!

theranchgal.bsky.social•48 days ago

I mourned for my country, and now I mourn for the world, because this is not a localized issue as I thought it was. What is wrong with the world that the Nazi's can even come CLOSE to taking over a government?

ladymontrevor.bsky.social•48 days ago

The issue is people all over are frustrated with the status quo. They feel lost,hopeless and angry. The far right gives them something and someone to direct that anger towards. That feels good to people and it creates a place in which they belong, a purpose. That's how they are gaining traction

theranchgal.bsky.social•48 days ago

I'm fed up with the status quo too, but I've NEVER wanted to become or support a Nazi because of it.

ladymontrevor.bsky.social•48 days ago

I had a child in NICU and being scared I went to mom message boards which lead to crunchy mom stuff which lead to conservative trad wife and alt right stuff. For most people it's a pipeline like that. They start small and once they believe in the small stuff the big stuff seems less crazy.

theranchgal.bsky.social•48 days ago

Well, then I guess it is hopeless and we should all just bow down. O.o

ladymontrevor.bsky.social•48 days ago

That's not what I'm suggesting. Understanding why we have such a stark rise in the far right is part of how we can address it properly.

dunnautistic.bsky.social•48 days ago

Second place is too high for that

michellemitch.bsky.social•48 days ago

Thank goodness some countries vote smarter than our country.

cheryldc.bsky.social•48 days ago

Sorry, but this is incorrect. Unlike the US, Germany's elections are not winner-take-all; they have proportional representation and thus, sadly, the afd will have many seats in the Bundestag

deliarn.bsky.social•48 days ago

Despite or because of Musk?

madmandolorian.bsky.social•48 days ago

That movement is far larger than it should be. In a nation that committed the Holocaust, and is full of memorials and warnings, a seed is starting to grow. That needs to be stopped. Now.

inthespotlight755.bsky.social•48 days ago

The German public says NO to NAZI Parties!

SCREW Elon 👉 卐卐卐

Keep fighting the NAZIS and never stop destroying them!

History must never repeat itself!

BOYCOTT
- Tesla,
- X (Twitter),
- Amazon,
- Facebook,
- Meta,
- Whatsapp,
- Instagram,
- Google,
- AfD Deutschland 👉 卐
- Reform UK 👉 卐

cencalcowboy.bsky.social•48 days ago

The world appears to be moving to the right. I hope progressives take note.

mylastgaynerve.bsky.social•48 days ago

Unlike America, Germany has learned from their mistakes.

stecook.bsky.social•48 days ago

Thank god 🙏

gipsegrlpatti.bsky.social•48 days ago

Good!

brutalrealist.bsky.social•48 days ago

Good.

dallasnotaustin.bsky.social•48 days ago

Let’s also acknowledge that this party gained significant momentum despite losing. Germany actively teaches the history of Fascism and it’s not still enough to keep AFD at bay.

emersonvzla.bsky.social•48 days ago

Despite or because?! 👏🏽

sheiswandering.bsky.social•47 days ago

Second is still unnerving.

fuzzypissykitty.bsky.social•48 days ago

No one wants a three-peat of that hot garbage. Shut that racist crap down for good.

bobbinponytail.bsky.social•48 days ago

Second to the Conservative Party.

oldcrowlady.bsky.social•48 days ago

The AFD party came in second place? That’s fucking terrible. They should have been at the bottom of the heap

tmarsicek-lieske.bsky.social•48 days ago

Let’s pray🙏🙏🙏🙏

mav657.bsky.social•48 days ago

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

heyrube.bsky.social•48 days ago

They looked at what’s going on here and said nah

cheztortoni.bsky.social•48 days ago

Excellent.

The world needs to stop buying Teslas

Governments need to stop funding SpaceX

Shut the MFer down.

tcqs.bsky.social•48 days ago

It's not good considering the ADF party gained quite a bit more support with German voters...

mleeds2048.bsky.social•48 days ago

NAZI’s are LOSERS & so is Musk! ELON is a NAZI SCUM criminal who believes in Hitler’s NAZI Ideology. He is a puppet for Putin/Russia. He is a national security threat.He’s a malignant narcissist,psychopathic lunatic,sociopath & megalomanic. He’s trying to destroy America. He is insane & dangerous

carriewallace.bsky.social•48 days ago

Unless, the fix is in like they did here.

bennihana.bsky.social•48 days ago

That number needs to be far less… that, and the liberal side needs to start banding together.

davidicouldbewrong.bsky.social•48 days ago

And they should be. https://cbwrong.blogspot.com/2025/02/is-this-chaos-what-american-people.html?m=1

seattlediamonds.bsky.social•48 days ago

Don't believe any domestic media outlets that disingenuously try to portray this as anything less than a defeat for the AfD and the neo-nazi movement.

twohours.bsky.social•48 days ago

Are you sure? A parliamentary govt works different than what we understand as govt. The AfD had a strong turnout and what we should be conveying in the news is that this is alarming. We need to educate ourselves what this means, not suggest there is no reason to worry.

kenadams2.bsky.social•48 days ago

What is the CDU party and what does that mean for Germany?

darth-vlad.bsky.social•48 days ago

It is the party that after ww2 moves Germany to the west, into nato and pro Europe!

kenadams2.bsky.social•48 days ago

darth-vlad.bsky.social•47 days ago

Welcome!

nickit79.bsky.social•48 days ago

A victory for Germany!

danrom520.bsky.social•47 days ago

A major loss for the far-right? Must be nice… 🥴

duboisstanaccount.bsky.social•48 days ago

They have gained the most seats ever for the far right since the Nazis. This is not a major less it is a setback for them and the goals they have. Frame it as such because they are still very much a threat.

chitownaquarius.bsky.social•48 days ago

Yes. This is a horrible headline. 😬

alyssadlee.bsky.social•48 days ago

Because all other major parties have agreed to exclude the AfD party from having say in political movements. Since they did not win, they won't have any power. This is a huge win since Elon and Vance pushed this party and funded the movement.

pobys.bsky.social•48 days ago

Thank you, Germany 🇩🇪!!

highestbitter.bsky.social•48 days ago

Um, the top 2 parties in Germany are now right wing, AfD votes DOUBLED & they are now the opposition party. This is the 2nd worst outcome possible.

darth-vlad.bsky.social•48 days ago

The cdu is not right wing! They are center right! I hope your comment is born out of ignorance and not as support for Putin!

petrainblue.bsky.social•47 days ago

CDU/CSU are not right wing - just to be sure about it!!!

arew62111.bsky.social•48 days ago

Did Elon run out of available money to buy that party?

davidmichaelpick.net•48 days ago

🫰

soaked2thebone.bsky.social•48 days ago

What Elon is doing to this country is not going to inspire many European voters to heed his political recommendations. The story of DOGE is a cautionary tale.

libev.bsky.social•48 days ago

Proud of you Germany 🇩🇪 ✊🏻

reverendjesus.com•48 days ago

…not you, Thuringia

libev.bsky.social•48 days ago

I had to look this up. Definitely not Thuringia

prodigypaul.bsky.social•48 days ago

Good I'm hoping Germany turnout against the AFD we can't let every country slip back into fascist parties

deesuper1.bsky.social•48 days ago

Thank u Germany

milliefromphilly.bsky.social•48 days ago

What does this mean for us please explain

the-messengers.bsky.social•48 days ago

https://youtu.be/5RpPTRcz1no?si=pmsFN7rsHdb7fHht

jerseybeachlover.bsky.social•48 days ago

The votes for them were still way too high.

sergelemay.bsky.social•48 days ago

Well, that’s at least a good one.

bratidritan.bsky.social•48 days ago

It’s a crazy gain tho. It’s undoubtedly true that politicians must listen and reframe their policies to suit what the Germans are telling them. If they don’t, more and more Germans will go to to the far right.

mvonehr.bsky.social•48 days ago

Why did e-musk try to influence the election?

luke-givens.bsky.social•48 days ago

Finally, Earth catches a break

jvvital71.bsky.social•48 days ago

I hope so. His interference has hopefully mobilised voters to get out and shut out the AFD.

stephanieshultz.bsky.social•48 days ago

Good

frijolitolife.bsky.social•48 days ago

Great

mac35m.bsky.social•48 days ago

Is the USA paying attention???
These fools CAN be beaten. Never give up. Grow the resistance

fraustrubbelich.bsky.social•48 days ago

I hope the AFD will neuer be part of german goverment. This result of the election ist a bad one.

rrchon.bsky.social•48 days ago

It’s still a worrying trend & the number shifts are that the progressive left looses 9pts and the far right gains 9pts.

The center holds its own but it never creates progress it is just status quo.

One side is offering opportunities based on skin color or religion. It’s a lie, how to counter.

moodyblue17.bsky.social•48 days ago

Unless he has another surprise up his sleeve like he did here.

huskygal.bsky.social•48 days ago

So the Nazi Party came in 2nd. Terrible. Elon wasted his money then.

periwinklerose.bsky.social•48 days ago

🙏🏼 Fascism in all its forms must be vanquished from the planet! It is counterintuitive to the human species and the planet it has found itself on for survivability.

changerous.bsky.social•48 days ago

AFD =
All Fukk Dupp

tantosupreme.bsky.social•48 days ago

Goodnight Alt right

seroled.bsky.social•47 days ago

Considering what the Jews are doing to the Palestinians in Gaza right now, I’m not surprised. I think of it more as a protest vote for 5-10% of them than any real subscription to Nazism.

bodielab.bsky.social•48 days ago

It's too bad the US voted for a far right fascist party.

psumom1.bsky.social•48 days ago

still, second place is not nothing.

psumom1.bsky.social•48 days ago

I should have been more clear. AfD should have never gotten that much support. They should have come in LAST place.

moncriefjj.bsky.social•48 days ago

This is extremely incorrect and cringeworthy analysis.

jenner24.bsky.social•48 days ago

Enlighten us then.

moncriefjj.bsky.social•48 days ago

The AfD doubled their votes since 2021. Germany is a parliamentary, multiparty system with coalitions. It's not the U.S. two-party system. No one expects even the party in power to get more than 30%. The AdF getting twice as many votes as last time is a disaster.

jenner24.bsky.social•48 days ago

I appreciate the additional explanation. Thank you!

petzim.bsky.social•48 days ago

Germany voted for Trump...we did this before in history and the results are indeed history.

Me as a queer person is highly afraid of the near future 🥺🥺🥺

darth-vlad.bsky.social•48 days ago

What a Goebbels-esque way of comment! Germany did not vote for Trump! Afd got about 20%! 80% did not vote for them!

petzim.bsky.social•48 days ago

Yes, that's right, in theory. You obviously missed the talk between Weidel and Musk, who is part of the US Government and the talks about the Braunauer between them, who they define as a communist.

Trump does sign executive orders which can be 1:1 found in the AfD programme.

darth-vlad.bsky.social•47 days ago

So? 80% did not vote for Trump!

petzim.bsky.social•47 days ago

You profile tells an Anti-Fasho mindset. Hmm so you should be aware of who got 30 + 20 % votes and who of them is spreading the same ideas of the past which are nowadays represented by people like Trump and Musk and who is licking which asses in our government.

cameraguy516.bsky.social•48 days ago

Let’s go DEMOCRACY!!! Proud of you Germany

dlrush.bsky.social•48 days ago

If you’re following at home:

AFD == Putin

michellewhitenunez.bsky.social•48 days ago

Yes!!! At least we DO know a lot of people that need to be removed from office. Scrape the stuff off that floats to the top. They have been exposed now to see they are made to answer for their CRIMES.

kerritarmey.bsky.social•48 days ago

Despite musks’s support or because of musks’s support?

msl1031luc.bsky.social•48 days ago

Thank you!!!

phranklindb.bsky.social•48 days ago

Good lord I hope Germany prevails.

Thanks for the better news today🕊

rotortorture.bsky.social•48 days ago

Still too high.

debserious.bsky.social•48 days ago

2nd place is still too close.😡

charvettebey.bsky.social•48 days ago

This is nice.

mokeyjo.bsky.social•48 days ago

If they DO win, can we add that to our suspicions about Musk tampering with elections? There's absolutely precedent.

heqt1c.bsky.social•48 days ago

What's the coalition likely to be?

titusi.bsky.social•48 days ago

They picked up exactly the percentage forecast; they were always going to come in second.

The CDU, meanwhile, only came in at 28.5%, as of now.

None of that is good news.

karencox1963.bsky.social•48 days ago

I wish the USA had done that

demsrising.bsky.social•48 days ago

Thank God.

migdalorguy.bsky.social•48 days ago

How is the AfD coming in second out of that entire field of choices a positive thing? Shouldn't that ring a lot of warning bells?

butterfly260.bsky.social•48 days ago

Because Elon spreading lies, propaganda, and falsehoods. Google what he did in Britain's politics and how the government sued him for causing chaos.

sickofyourshart.bsky.social•48 days ago

That’s what I think too.

frauhaselmayer.bsky.social•48 days ago

Nobody in Germany is happy that they are „only“ coming in second. It‘s a nightmare!

computer2024.bsky.social•48 days ago

What do you mean? Gap is too small? AfD should be like #20 or 30 you mean? Scary that it is second. Money has some to do with it unfortunately. Elon was sponsoring pro-nazies AfD.

frauhaselmayer.bsky.social•48 days ago

The subline of this article is that Germany has shifted to the right but not the far-right. No, the opposite is true, they came in twice as strong as in the past elections. It‘s horrible that they came in 2nd.

computer2024.bsky.social•48 days ago

What party do you support?

computer2024.bsky.social•48 days ago

Do you think too much immigrants is the cause? This is important to know for next election to strengthen democratic party.

frauhaselmayer.bsky.social•48 days ago

No. Too much hate against immigrants is the cause. Hate campaigns, failed integration, too much bureaucracy, Russian bots spreading propaganda and fake news,…

micanoise.bsky.social•48 days ago

Because of that choice the 80% that did not vote for them were split between 6+ other parties.

ladyfoxglove93.bsky.social•48 days ago

It’s also baffling who the leader of their nazi party is. She doesn’t exactly fit everything nazis want even though that’s what she’s fighting for. Makes no sense.

bestdogmom.bsky.social•48 days ago

Nice to read this take on it. A few previous posts took the stance that coming in second would bolster support for far right parties in other European countries. I have a hard time keeping track of this country so I don’t know which to believe.

citizenofgilead.bsky.social•48 days ago

thesocialcontract.bsky.social•48 days ago

Well, Hitler's party took a bit of time to become the majority.... the battle is far from over... 😑

secretariatgirl.bsky.social•48 days ago

The hard part starts now with who forms the coalition to govern. CDU is more right and more pro-free market now. Where does the AfD go and with whom? Greens with about 14% now, had been in coalition with the now beaten Soc. Dems. CDU could possibly need 2 partners to form a gov.

secretariatgirl.bsky.social•48 days ago

‪
Merz, CDU, likely next Chancellor. He'd also pretty anti-immigration and his bill was passed with help of Afd. Claims he won't work with Afd
Wealthy, former lobbyist knows a lot of wealthy corp. boards. Worst performance by Soc. Dems since WW2.
Transcribing comments from Agenda Free TV

secretariatgirl.bsky.social•48 days ago

Watching on Agenda Free TV live
https://www.youtube.com/live/t9l66fjHKng?si=PL-r2-1ljZg4Usly

taormint.bsky.social•48 days ago

Aaron- please cover what’s going on in Idaho!

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YnSXuA/

blueesq.bsky.social•48 days ago

This is not a major loss. This is major gain. This isn’t American politics; it’s not a two party system. There will be a coalition government formed. Jumping to second place shouldn’t be described as a major loss in this instance.

katematie73.bsky.social•48 days ago

I’m actually shocked he didn’t cheat like he did with the US election. I’m now more convinced than ever that he rigged the voting machines. Lol 😆

sfgiantsfan021.bsky.social•48 days ago

theled.bsky.social•48 days ago

Congratulations USA

WE’RE NUMBER ONE

MORE VOTERS SUPPORTING NAZIS HERE
THAN GERMANY!!!!

darth-vlad.bsky.social•48 days ago

That is for a long time like this! Generally since 1949!

moneyshirt.bsky.social•48 days ago

20% of German voters chose Nazi. This is devastating.

petrainblue.bsky.social•47 days ago

The US voted for Trump… that is concerning! Nobody will support a coalition with the AfD but we need to fix a couple of problems to decrease the voting numbers

moneyshirt.bsky.social•47 days ago

Calling trump concerning is the understatement of the century.

hunter79.bsky.social•48 days ago

Help me out here because I do not understand what all these parties represent. Who is the decent party and who’s considered the bad party like Krasnov?

rampantrawdoggery.bsky.social•48 days ago

Any lurch to the right is troubling. The overall sentiment of the actual people is far more liberal, labor and immigrant friendly. The oligarchs ability to absolutely drown out those sentiments is why we have these problems. We used to get that just a few people controlling anything is bad.

mountainhighmama.bsky.social•48 days ago

That’s how it happened to us.

timk9601.bsky.social•48 days ago

Thank You German people!

ravencramskull.bsky.social•48 days ago

There are seven parties listed here. If the US had seven parties, we probably would not be experiencing the current cluster fuck. In a multi-party system, parties have to develop a consensus. This leads to better government for the people by the people.

butterfly260.bsky.social•48 days ago

Well, we had three Republican Democrat and independent (Jill Stein)

ravencramskull.bsky.social•48 days ago

I'm talking about smaller tent politics. Instead of a simple option of GOP, DP, or Ind. Both GOP and DP can be broken down into smaller tents. This avoids having fuckwad radicals in either party being in control.

butterfly260.bsky.social•48 days ago

I wonder how this can be attainable, for the next election? Like, what are the steps to add a different party?

butterfly260.bsky.social•48 days ago

Gotcha !

bobbinponytail.bsky.social•48 days ago

Ranked Choice Voting https://rcvresources.org
rankthevote.org

This is a way out of tyranny of 2-party system. Read about it and let your state reps know you are interested in this being an option in your state.💪🏽💪🏽✌🏾

kultahh.bsky.social•48 days ago

They doubled their result compared to the last election. Also, it is highly questionable that Merz will be able to form a coalition that will deliver on his promises. That will probably result in another surge for AfD. Not a time for democrats to celebrate.

anne591.bsky.social•48 days ago

Whoop whoop . I knew the German people were smart . There not like USA who votes for convicted felon rapist for president . 🌹🌹🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

gradhthedruid.bsky.social•48 days ago

rickja.bsky.social•48 days ago

Thank our lucky stars!

kclankford.bsky.social•48 days ago

Definitely hacked those elections there too...

janetmckennalowry.bsky.social•48 days ago

Still scary but good news.

suzielu.bsky.social•48 days ago

Musk did the world a favor supporting them. The people are turning against him. Also, Nazis are bad.

supertech54.bsky.social•48 days ago

mokeyjo.bsky.social•48 days ago

Unless his support includes technical support. Then it doesn't matter, does it. I'm sure Putin has given pointers on rigging elections.

mountainhighmama.bsky.social•48 days ago

You can’t convince me it didn’t happen here. And I HATE “conspiracy theories”! I ended my 35y (DV included) marriage after dealing with them for years; but I’m telling you, something stinks on top.